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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><h3 style="text-align:left;">Roughly 3 percent of books published in the U.S. every year are works in translation. Of that 3 percent, only about 4.3 percent are translated from Arabic.</h3>
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<br></strong><span class="caption">Panelists Michel S. Moushabeck, founder of Interlink Publishing; John Siciliano, executive editor at Penguin Random House; and Jennifer Acker '00, founder and editor-in-chief of </span><em class="fine-print caption">The Common, </em><span class="caption">Photo by Steven Tagle. </span></p>
<p><span class="drop-cap">H</span>ow often do you read books in English that have been translated from other languages? Chances are, not often. Have you ever read a book in English that was translated from Arabic? Chances are, you haven't. Statistically speaking, your chances of finding any work in translation—works from the Arab world in particular—on the shelves of your local bookstore are minimal.</p>
<p>Roughly 3 percent of books published in the U.S. every year are works in translation; of that 3 percent, only 4.3 percent are translated from Arabic. This spring, Jennifer Acker '00, founder and editor-in-chief of Amherst's literary magazine <em><a href="https://www.amherst.edu/arts/the-common"><em>The Common</em></a></em>, moderated a panel conversation at Amherst about contemporary Arabic fiction and began by citing these bleak statistics (which come from publisher Chad Post, who provided them to <em>Publishers Weekly</em> for <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/international-book-news/article/65538-native-tongues-middle-east-fiction-in-translation-middle-east-books-2015.html" style="line-height:21.6000003814697px;">this article</a>).</p>
<p>"Our hope," Acker explained, "is that all of our collective efforts as readers and writers, community members and publishers ... can help to increase that number."<!--break--></p>
<p>Held in conjunction with the <a href="https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/colloquia/copeland_colloquium">Amherst College Copeland Colloquium</a>, the panel featured six internationally known writers, editors and translators. Gathered in front of students, faculty and local community members, they discussed "new" writing styles emerging in contemporary Arabic fiction and the challenges Arab writers and their editors face in getting those works into the hands of American readers.</p>
<hr><h4 style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://www.amherst.edu/arts/the-common/contemporary-arabic-fiction">Watch the full video of the panel conversation.</a> </h4>
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<br>Hisham Bustani</div>
<div style="text-align:left;"><br>Jordanian author Hisham Bustani joined the conversation via Skype. He discussed some emerging themes in what he calls "new" Arabic fiction, which he sees as a departure from "traditional" Arabic fiction of the 1950s, '60s and '70s. At that time, he says, Arabic writing was more certain, hopeful and romantic; there was a feeling of solidity in the text. Now, he says, Arabic writing is a product of social and political turmoil; texts reflect feelings of uncertainty and hopelessness, and raise unsettling questions about the future. His essay "'<a href="http://www.thecommononline.org/features/new-arabic-writing-cataclysm-fast-forward">New' Arabic Writing: Cataclysm in Fast-Forward</a>," published on <em>The Common </em>website in advance of the conversation, delves deeper into the subject.<br><br></div>
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<br>Hassan Blasim</div>
<div>Hassan Blasim, an Iraqi-born author living in Finland, also joined the conversation via Skype. He spoke about having his works censored by editors and publishers in the Middle East; for this reason, he said, "I no longer give my books to Arabic publishers." His work is finding new readership in the U. S. thanks to John Siciliano, executive editor at Penguin Random House. Published by Penguin in February, Blasim's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143123262/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0143123262&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=gueamagofarta-20"><em>The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq</em></a> depicts post-invasion Iraq from an Iraqi point of view. During the panel conversation, Siciliano described Blasim's work as "distinctive" and "new," a voice from Iraq that American readers haven't yet heard.</div>
<p>Another panelist, Palestinian author and editor Michel S. Moushabeck, has dedicated the past 30 years to publishing works in translation by authors from around the world. In 1987, he founded Interlink Publishing with a mission to promote dialogue, cross-cultural learning and a greater understanding between the West and people in the rest of the world. Moushabeck said there are still many challenges facing foreign writers, those in the Arab world in particular, who seek to publish their works in the U.S. “Arabs and Muslims are still discriminated against,” he explained, “and their literature faces that same bias.” By founding Interlink, he’s been able to supersede that bias and get more works in translation into the hands of readers.</p>
<p>With the same goal of giving foreign writers an opportunity to share their works in the U.S., <em>The Common</em> will publish a special issue in spring 2016 that will feature contemporary Arabic fiction, with a special focus on work appearing in English for the first time. It will include works by 25 writers from more than a dozen countries, co-edited by Acker and Bustani. For further information, contact <a href="https://www.amherst.edu/people/facstaff/jmacker00">Acker</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22540">Arabic Fiction</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/14869">The Common</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1977">Copeland Colloquium</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22541">Michel S. Moushabeck</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22542">Interlink Publishing</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22543">John Siciliano</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22544">Penguin Random House</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22545">Hisham Bustani</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22546">Hassan Blasim</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/3867">middle east</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22547">Arab World</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11605">publishing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1105">fiction</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/269">video</a></div></div></div><ul class="links inline"><li class="sharethis first last"><a href="/sharethis-ajax/605287" class="mm-sharethis">Share</a></li>
</ul>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:09:59 +0000rrogol605287 at https://www.amherst.eduhttps://www.amherst.edu/news/news_releases/2015/04-2015/node/605287#commentsCome Out and Playhttps://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/magazine/issues/2013-summer/college-row/come-out-and-play/node/506672
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span class="fine-print">By William Sweet</span></p>
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<p><strong>[Student Life]</strong> “If you can swim, you can swim.” </p>
<p>“If you can row, you can row.” </p>
<p>So begins a video that Amherst athletes and staff created last spring for the You Can Play Project, a national effort advocating respect for all collegiate athletes, regardless of sexual orientation. It offers a simple yet profound message: “Gay or straight, if you can play, you can play.”</p>
<p>“And we want you to play,” President Biddy Martin says in the video, in which more than 90 Amherst athletes spread this message of acceptance, including All-American diver Lizzy Linsmayer ’14, All-American swimmer Connor Sholtis ’15, All-NESCAC tennis player Jen Newman ’14 and All-NESCAC track/cross-country runner Pat Grimes ’13.</p>
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<br>“Eighteen of the 27 teams are represented,” says Assistant Women’s Hockey Coach Liz Gallinaro, “and it would’ve been more, but it was hard for some of the spring teams.”</p>
<p>Kate Beemer ’15, an athletic liaison for the Center for Community Engagement and a video intern, was among the students instrumental in getting the project from script to screen. </p>
<p>While there is support for LGBTQIA athletes at Amherst, that support is not always immediately obvious to students, Beemer says: “It’s addressed more in the arts community or even female sports and, I also think, with male individual sports. But as far as male-dominated team sports, there is a lack of acknowledgment to bring it up in open conversation.” She says the project “raised the discussion for a lot of people.” </p>
<p>The three-and-a-half-minute video also features Athletic Director Suzanne Coffey and several coaches.</p>
<p>“Amazing student athletes who come to Amherst join a proud tradition of excellence, diversity and tolerance,” Coffey says in the video. “No matter what their sexual orientation, they support each other, and they get support from coaches, faculty, fellow students and fans.”</p>
<p>Or, as Football Coach E.J. Mills says in the video, “When you play for Amherst athletics, what counts is effort.” </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/19063">You Can Play</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1173">LGBT</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/22">lgbtq</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11221">lgbtqia</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/988">athletics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/269">video</a></div></div></div>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:13:34 +0000kdduke506672 at https://www.amherst.eduhttps://www.amherst.edu/amherst-story/magazine/issues/2013-summer/college-row/come-out-and-play/node/506672#commentsLGBTQIA? "You Can Play" at Amhersthttps://www.amherst.edu/news/archives/student_achievements/node/483959
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<p><span class="drop-cap2">T</span>eamwork means sticking up for your teammates, putting aside distractions and disputes, and aiming for achievement. Amherst student-athletes understand this, so it’s no surprise that they have come out to declare that Amherst Athletics welcomes and celebrates its LGBTQIA athletes.</p>
<p>Amherst athletes and staff collaborated this semester to create a video for the <a href="http://youcanplayproject.org/" target="_blank">You Can Play Project</a>, a national effort advocating respect for all collegiate athletes, regardless of sexual orientation. It offers a simple yet profound message: If you can play, <em>you can play</em>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><!--break-->“And we want you to play,” President Biddy Martin tells viewers in the promotional video, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kColZ1lcFc&amp;feature=c4-overview&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=TLqQq3CCAaXn4">which was launched this week on the college’s YouTube channel</a>. (You can click the image to see the video)</p>
<p>In the video, more than 90 Amherst athletes join Martin, Athletic Director Suzanne Coffey and coaches in spreading this message.</p>
<p>“Eighteen of the 27 teams are represented, and it would’ve been more, but it was hard for some of the spring teams,” said Assistant Women’s Hockey Coach Liz Gallinaro. The effort first started percolating in women’s hockey and eventually spread throughout the department. “The coolest part of the project was everybody saying, ‘Of course we feel this way,’ Gallinaro said.</p>
<p>The video features comments from some of Amherst’s top athletes. “If you can rip a dive, you can play,” All-American diver Lizzy Linsmayer ’14 says in the video. The video includes supporting comments from Connor Sholtis ’15, All-American swimmer; Jen Newman ’14, All-NESCAC tennis player; and Pat Grimes ’13, All-NESCAC track/cross-country runner, to name just three.</p>
<p>“Amazing student athletes who come to Amherst join a proud tradition of excellence, diversity and tolerance,” Coffey says in the video, with a determined look aimed to the camera. “No matter what their sexual orientation, they support each other, and they get support from coaches, faculty, fellow students and fans.”</p>
<p>Amherst has particularly active organizations advocating for LGBTQIA students, said Angie Tissi, area coordinator and LGBTQIA program coordinator at the college.</p>
<p>“The LGBTQIA community on campus is very inclusive, and it’s a pretty safe place to be. Students on campus like being here,” she said. She has found that, to some extent, gay athletes are less likely to be out than other LGBTQIA students on campus, but she said that is changing.</p>
<p>“We’re not at the end of the race; we’re in the process,” said Kate Beemer ’15, who, as an athletic liason for the Center for Community Engagement and a video intern, was among the students instrumental in getting the project from script to screen.</p>
<p>Beemer said that, while there is support for LGBTQIA athletes, that support is not always immediately obvious to students. “It’s addressed more in the arts community or even female sports, and I also think with male individual sports,” she said. “But as far as male-dominated team sports, there is a lack of acknowledgment to bring it up in open conversation. What was cool about this project is that it raised the discussion for a lot of people who weren’t necessarily talking about it otherwise.”</p>
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</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/11221">lgbtqia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/19063">You Can Play</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/269">video</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/taxonomy/term/988">athletics</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1307">sports</a></div></div></div>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:55:07 +0000wsweet483959 at https://www.amherst.eduhttps://www.amherst.edu/news/archives/student_achievements/node/483959#comments